Author: Neville Hobson

  • The meaning of 100 million Facebook likes

    Colombian singer Shakira has set a new social media record after becoming the first person ever to reach 100 million likes on Facebook. The milestone has formally been recognized by Guinness World Records. In its report, TheJournal.ie says that the…

  • Be recognized for UK social media excellence in #somecomms 2014

    It’s only three months until the winners of the 2014 UK Social Media Communications Awards competition will be announced, and the deadline for entries is now upon us – Friday July 18 is the final day of the extended entry…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #764: July 14, 2014

    FIR Book Review of ‘Mobile Mind Shift’ posted; Quick News: Twitter releases new analytics dashboard; beware of Google Maps hackers; how to unfollow, mute or ignore people on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more; Pew identifies threats to the Internet; Ragan…

  • The art of the business tweet

    A question I used to hear a lot from people in business is “How do I tweet?” Today, that question has evolved into “How do I tweet effectively for my business?” The response is quite a bit deeper than answering…

  • Would you be happier without Facebook?

    If you were not happy – outraged, even – with how Facebook behaved over the mood experiment they conducted last month, an experiment from a Dutch creative agency might be right up your street. What Facebook did was manipulate information…